Chapter 50 - Sam

*****Coda's POV*****

"Alpha Kane! What a pleasure it is to have you visit us... I have assembled the whole pack out in the back yard to greet you! My men will take your bags to your rooms don't worry about them!" My fathers false tone chimes out, as he shakes the Kings hand eagerly.

Kane nods at him absently, as Maddison and I stand closely behind them with the guards.

"Ahh and this must be Maddison! What a beautiful young woman you've turned into... I'm sure everyone is ecstatic to have you home." He winks before reaching out to take her hand.

Before I could prevent it, I release a deep growl, vibrating from the back of my throat which caused my father to snap his hand back in an instant.

I growled for many reasons. One being that she was MY mate. Another being that he had called her beautiful... the freak that he is... always being attracted to younger woman... and for the last fact that I didn't fucking want him to attempt to take another important woman out of my life.

"My apologies King... is this young man your daughters new mate?" He addresses my father, throwing small glances at Maddison and I every couple of seconds.

"He is yes. They have quite recently found one another so as you can understand... Theodore here is very protective over her." The King tells him naturally, causing my eyes to widen at the fact he had called me fucking Theodore.

Theodore! What the hell kinda name is that? Surely he's taking the piss? I knew I would have to use a fake name and all since we would give it away if we used Coda but Theodore? That was crossing the line!

I watched the Kings lips tug upwards into a small smirk, biting back a laugh, causing me to glare.

"Well... Theodore... Congratulations with finding your mate she sure is a keeper..." My father states, reaching out his hand to me as I stare at it briefly.

I don't want to shake his dirty hand.

But I did.

I did because I knew I had to keep myself under cover...

"Let's head out back shall we?" He chimes, walking off with us all following him into the pack house.

I throw a playful glare towards the King as he chuckles.

I won't be able to live down being called fucking Theodore...

As we walk through the house, everything seems neatly placed and freshly dusted. Not one thing was out of place...

This isn't how I remember it.

I remember fights always breaking out in here. Stuff getting smashed and thrown around. Woman getting beat by their mates. Weaker wolves being made to do chores whilst the stronger of the pack got away with murder.

This was all an act... that's what made me hate him more.

The back doors flew open, revealing the whole pack that stood before us all dressed in their best dresses and shirts.

"Welcome to our pack Alpha King!" They all shouted loudly in unison, some of the men cheering and clapping whilst the woman stood still, some trying to maintain control of their restless children.

I briefly glanced over to Kane, as he glared around the pack, studying them all with his eyes.

"It's a pleasure to be here. Now during my pack inspections... I will be open to having one on one chats with anyone here who feels they have an issue with this pack. That applies to all Woman, Men and Children. Contact my pack warriors if you wish to address any issues with myself." Kane shouts out to the crowd using his Alpha tone.

Everyone bows their head and nods to him understandingly, whilst my father stands aside slightly shocked.

Bet he wasn't expecting the one on one chats with the pack members... yeah you better be scared...

"You are all dismissed." Kane shouts out a few seconds later, as everyone scurries off and says their quick goodbyes to one another.

After all it was around 10:30pm and my father had gathered even the youngest of kids to wait out here for our arrival.

Who knows how long they have been standing here.

This whole thing just seems so rehearsed. The men seem cocky as usual. The woman seem so zombie like. The children even seem to be scared here.

"We have prepared some food in the dining room for you all before you head upstairs to rest. We thought that after your long drive you would be hungry." My father states, heading back indoors with the rest of us hot on his trail.

We walk into the large dining room. The dining room where only the important people in the pack were allowed to eat.

I remember this room all too well...

My father would usually sit in here to eat along with the strongest pack members and around ten younger females who he felt was attractive enough to bless his presence.

He was a pig.

I wasn't even allowed to eat in here.

I feel a tug at my hand, looking down to meet Maddison's worried eyes as she tries to pull me gently with her.

I hadn't even noticed that I had stopped walking. I just stood by the door taking in the room.

I nod to her slowly, reassuring her that I'm fine before we go to take our seats.

During the meal, my Father tried his upmost best to make small talk with Kane whilst I spoke to Maddison about some plans for when this was all over.

I wanted to take her on a date. A proper date to treat her like the princess she is.

Just as we were finishing up with the meal, a young boy entered around the age of twelve with his head hung low.

We watched as he began collecting the empty plates from the table shakily and I looked over to see my father eyeing him warningly.

"Thank you." I offer the boy a gentle smile as he collects my plate which seems to relax him slightly.

He then leans over to collect Maddison's plate but whilst doing so, knocks over a full glass of water, spilling it over her.

"Fucking hell Sam!" My father suddenly roars, catching everyone's attention at the table.

"I'm so sorry Miss! P-Please forgive me! I really didn't mean it!" The boy stutters, darting his eyes around the room in a panic.

"No harm done! It's only water." Maddison smiles at the boy and laughs gently, causing his breathing to regulate.

"Why the fuck is this young boy even working like this? He's too young to be a servant for the pack!" We all snap our heads to Kane as he snaps furiously at my father.

My father shifts in his chair slightly, looking between the boy and the King.

"The boy wanted to work... sure you did Sam? His father is our cook and he likes to help him out..." My father darts his eyes to Sam as he nods quickly in response.

"From now on son... you shall focus on school and nothing more ok?" Kane turns to the young boy as his mouth falls open in horror when being addressed by the King.

He looks at his own Alpha nervously, before nodding to Kane.

"Y-Yes sir... I'm really sorry about spilling the water on you Miss..." He now looks at Maddison, the guilt covering his innocent face.

"Call me Maddison... it's perfectly fine Sam don't worry about it... I spill drinks all the time, I'm probably the clumsiest person alive!" She laughs and smiles again, as the boy this time smiles back shyly, his cheeks blushing a light shade of pink.

"Sam you are dismissed. It's too late for you to be down here son... go rest." Kane takes full charge of the situation, ignoring the fact that my father is usually the one in charge around here as he sends the boy to his room.

Kane was always in charge. Alphas or not he was clearly the top dog and nobody would dare challenge him... especially not my weak father.

"We wish to go rest now Lain. We will continue our pack investigation tomorrow." Kane rises, as my father nods at him as we file out of the room.

"If any of you need a thing just ask one of the guards outside your rooms and they will help you out." My father attempts to smile, as Kane ignores him, clearly still pissed off about the whole dining room incident.

What else were we going to find here... what else is he hiding...